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Webster 1913 Edition


Primate

Pri′mate

,
Noun.
[OE.
primat
, F.
primat
, L.
primas
,
-atis
one of the first, chief, fr.
primus
the first. See
Prime
,
Adj.
]
1.
The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.
2.
(Zool.)
One of the Primates.

Webster 1828 Edition


Primate

PRI'MATE

,
Noun.
[Low L. primas. See Prime.]
The chief ecclesiastic in the church; an archbishop.

Definition 2024


Primate

Primate

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German

Noun

Primate

  1. plural of Primat

primate

primate

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English

A gorilla, which is a type of primate, in Duisburg Zoo, Duisburg, Germany

Noun

primate (plural primates)

  1. (zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians.
    Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.
  2. (informal) A simian anthropoid; an ape, human or monkey.
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Etymology 2

From Old French primat, from a noun use of Latin primat-, from primus (prime, first rank). Compare English primus, of similar derivation and meaning. [circa 1200]

Noun

primate (plural primates)

  1. (ecclesiastical) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
  2. (ecclesiastical) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁi.mat/

Noun

primate m (plural primates)

  1. primate (mammal)

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Galician

Noun

primate m (plural primates)

  1. primate (animal)

Italian

Noun

primate m (plural primati)

  1. primate (ecclesiastical title)

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Spanish

Noun

primate m (plural primates)

  1. primate (animal)